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National Association Calls for Improvements to Medicare ACO Program
The National Association of Accountable Care Organizations has teamed up with physicians, hospitals, medical associations, and almost all Medicare Shared Savings Program accountable care organizations in the country to pen a 36-page letter to CMS.
The National Association of Accountable Care Organizations has teamed up with physicians, hospitals, medical associations and almost all Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs in the country to pen a 36-page letter in response to CMS and the Office of Management and Budget's December notice of proposed rulemaking to improve the MSSP.
The letter calls on CMS to focus improving on the one-sided shared savings model.
"Why not fix the program for 99 percent of the ACOs before it is too late? Since CMS is receiving substantial savings from the one-sided ACOs, why is it so important to push everyone to the two-sided risk tracks?" NAACOS CEO Clif Gaus said in a statement.
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Source: Becker's Hospital Review
AI in Health Care: Balancing Governance, Innovation, and Trust
September 2nd 2025In this conversation with Reuben Daniel, associate vice president of artificial intelligence at UPMC Health Plan, we dive into how UPMC Health Plan builds trust with providers and members, discuss challenges of scaling AI effectively, and hear about concrete examples of AI's positive impact.
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Health Care Utilization and Cost of Diagnostic Testing for Respiratory Infections
September 17th 2025Syndromic reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction tests for respiratory infections were associated with lower health care resource utilization and costs, implicating potential for improved value in patient care.
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Infertility Coverage Boosts ART Use and Pregnancy Success: Richard A. Brook, MS, MBA
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